09/29/2022
SEC and CFTC Jointly Propose Amendments to Form PF Regarding Digital Assets
As a general matter, the proposal is intended to bolster the SEC’s regulatory oversight of private fund advisers and investor protection efforts.
Government Regulation
09/28/2022
Litigation case update: when will a parent company have to give disclosure of a subsidiary's documents?
The case provides both a succinct summary of the law in this area
09/28/2022
BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022; And BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
The Amendments incorporate a number of significant changes to the BVI Business Companies Act (as amended, the BCA) and accompanying BVI Business Companies Regulations (as amended, the Regulations).
09/28/2022
The UK Government introduces the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
On 22 September 2022, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the “Bill”) was introduced to Parliament.
09/28/2022
Dubai implements emirate-specific ‘musataha rights’ under new decree
A musataha is akin to a long-term development lease, allowing the holder of the musataha right to develop, use and mortgage a plot of land owned by a third party.
09/27/2022
DOJ Announces New Changes to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies
The DOJ Memo was published eleven months after DAG Monaco had announced the establishment of a Corporate Crime Advisory Group to consider revisions and reforms on the DOJ's approach on corporate crime
09/26/2022
Recent Amendments to BVI Company Law: Four Key Changes
A BVI company is currently required to keep records and documents that enable the financial position of the company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.
09/26/2022
Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Surveys for Financial Service Providers
The AML surveys will assist the Authority in the exercise of its functions, including the collection of AML / CFT / CPF and sanctions data from FSPs.
09/26/2022
S&C Obtains Summary Judgment for Goldman Sachs in ERISA Class Action
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) plan is one of the largest in the country, with between $6.3 billion and $7.5 billion in assets under management during the class period.
09/26/2022
Supply chains – EU proposal to ban products tainted by forced labour
EU moves to ban products linked to forced labour, putting further spotlight on corporate supply chain, investigations and due diligence.
09/26/2022
GCs should promote wellbeing in response to hybrid working shift
A survey conducted by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) earlier this year revealed that more than 80% of workers who had to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic said they planned to hybrid work.
09/26/2022
Truss and Kwarteng drive change in UK economic policy
The chancellor has announced that the 1.25% increase to National Insurance will be reversed from 6 November and the proposed increase to corporation tax will be cancelled as anticipated.
09/26/2022
The 'not a Budget' Budget
The Office of Tax Simplification will be closed down and its onerous mandate of simplifying the tax code passed to the Treasury and HMRC.
09/23/2022
US DOJ Announces Major Policy Updates on Individual Accountability, Recidivism, Monitorships, and Corporate Culture
The DOJ will place the greatest weight on prior US criminal resolutions, according comparatively less weight to domestic civil and regulatory matters and any foreign matters.
09/23/2022
Bermuda Insurance Code of Conduct
The key areas of change in the Revised Code include governance, outsourcing, business continuity, and disaster recovery and risk management.
09/23/2022
UK government introduces Bill to repeal retained EU law en masse
The Bill will also make it easier for ministers in the UK government and the devolved administrations to amend and replace retained EU law by secondary legislation
09/23/2022
Singapore: SAL and SVCA launch Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA) 2.0
As part of the working group, Joel collaborated with key organizations and experts in preparation of the suite of agreements.
09/22/2022
DLA Piper advises Citizens in the signing of a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement
The Sunflower Wind Project is a 200-Megawatt (MW) wind generation facility in Marion County, Kansas.
09/22/2022
Hogan Lovells comments on new Consumer Duty rules and guidance
Implementation of the Consumer Duty is not just a question of making uplifts to existing arrangements: this is a cultural shift to the way firms operate, from the development of propositions through to servicing customers.
09/22/2022
Fidelis extends ESG underwriting guidelines
Fidelis also stopped providing direct insurance for thermal coal plants, projects and infrastructure in 2020, but with the latest guidelines the restrictions around fossil fuels have been expanded.